Do the Right Thing

Well, here I am, just sailing past the three month mark on this fantastic voyage toward better health that I've embarked on.  Three months...wow!  I have to tell you, I believe that I am still in the "honeymoon period," as I really have not struggled (yet!) with making healthier or better choices.  It has been three months since I have had a diet soda, three months since I've had a (whole) cupcake...Dang! I am proud of myself (pats self on back)!

Now, with all of that said, I also feel like it wouldn't be correct to lead you to believe that there have not been Temptations along the way.  There have, and sometimes they occur on a daily basis!  The good news is, the way I feel right now and the way it feels to have a pair of pants actually slide up my legs without pausing feels way too good to even THINK about trading it in for a slice of that divine looking key lime pie that I saw the other day when I was out to lunch with Libby (yes, I know that's a run-on sentence, but trust me: that pie WAS divine looking, and enough to justify that run-on sentence!)

As we all know, sweets (cupcakes, cake, cookies, pie...pretty much anything you can BAKE) used to be my weakness.  Ah, the smell of a bakery can make my toes curl even now!! Mmm mmm mm!  But the simple fact is that I much prefer the way that I feel right now.  It's true: edamame thrills me...kale calls me...no kidding!  Bottom line is that I can't think of a single thing (truly) that I could put in my mouth that would even come close to making me feel as good as eating the right things do...I love that I wake up each morning feeling healthy and full of energy (man...that was a long time coming! I'm not giving that up without a fight, you can be sure!).  It is a great feeling to know that for these past three months,  I have (and am) doing the right thing. 

Such a simple thought, when you think about it.  Doing the right thing makes me feel good.  And when you think about it, that really applies not only to doing the right thing when it comes to properly fueling my body so it can run at its best, but doing the right thing in general.  Being kind, sharing, being thoughtful...all of these things are, when you get down to the nitty-gritty, really just doing the right thing.  And I feel good when I do them, and when I behave in this way.  And doing the right thing can be expressed in so many aspects of my life -- from extending a hand to someone who is not particularly outgoing, inviting her to be a part of whatever group it is that I am currently enjoying - be it at a cocktail party, a school event, or a ladies' lunch. It can also be taking a small gift over to someone who's having a bad day and making her laugh.  It can even be making a batch of mint brownies for a dear friend who is sad, even when I have vowed never to make the dang things again... Here's the bottom line, folks: the truth is that when we do the right thing, we feel good, and when we feel good, it makes us want to do the right thing.  Ah, what a lovely cycle!!!

So....what about you? Have you been doing the right thing lately? It's not really hard to do...and I can guarantee you, it'll make you feel better...it always does!